News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
The transformative power of culinary innovation: Changing perspectives on traditional staples
16.01.19- Prosperity
Roots, tubers and bananas are often seen as “traditional” foods. Yet their colors and flavors…
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Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
15.01.19- Big data
- Food Security
Ethiopia is Africa’s third largest producer of maize, after Nigeria and South Africa. Although the…
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Byte by byte: How improved data management is enhancing innovation and impact
14.01.19- Big data
WorldFish has been a leader in aquaculture and fisheries development for decades, producing valuable…
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From obese to starving, nutrition crisis prompts SOS call for new approach
11.01.19- Nutrition
Calls are being made for a new approach in 2019 to how food is produced…
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We need more magic beans to help us offset the effects of climate change
09.01.19- Climate
You may think magic beans belong in fairy tales. But when scientist Daniel Debouck went…
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New Director General of Bioversity International and Chief Executive Officer Designate of the Alliance between CIAT and Bioversity International
28.11.18Juan Lucas Restrepo has been appointed to the position of Director General of Bioversity Internation…
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News from the Centers and Programs
Communities still not at the core of restoration, experts say
22.01.19- Environment
- Prosperity
It’s a familiar refrain in environmental circles: to be effective and sustainable, landscape resto…
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Should we eat red meat? Depends on who’s eating—New York Times
22.01.19- Food Security
- Nutrition
Left to right: Figure of an under-nourished individual (by The Twin Project), illustration of red…
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Headlines: Trump on fire, palm oil price slump and the extinction of coffee
22.01.19Forests News has trawled through the world's press to give you our best pick of…
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Barking up the same trees: Water and forests 'cannot be separated' in East Africa's Rift Valley
18.01.19- Environment
- Gender
Africa - The forested mountains of East Africa deserve their ‘water towers’ moniker. Their sprin…
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Seeds go digital: faster and better-quality certification, a game-changer for African farmers?
17.01.19- Big data
- Prosperity
Many Kenyan maize farmers are busy preparing their seed stock for the next planting season.…
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IKEA assembles plan to be carbon negative by 2030
16.01.19- Climate
- Environment
By keeping its design high, prices low, service quick and ice cream fresh at the…
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